Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-23
THE BLIZZARD.
SOME DETAILS OF THE RECENT TERRI.
BILE STORM.
A Fearful Story Of
Suffering,
Az tolerranh 70 tha pIsnatch.l

CHICAGO, December 22.-The Daily
NetDs special from Topeka, Kansas,
says Mr. j. Il. Hazletime, banker Of
johnson City, on the frontier, is in the
city. He reports that a farmer named
l.. G. Clark. living near Golden, Grand
county, left his family at home Monday
to go to Hartland, the nearest railroad
point, for the purpose Of getting coal,
his family being entirely without fuel.
He left Hartland late Monday evening
with his coal and next morning was
found about six miles from homo lying
by the side Of his horses frozen stiff.
The animals were also frozen and all Of
the bodies were partly covered by snow.
Clark's wife and three children had in
the mean time nearly peas. ed and had
only saved themselves from death by
leaving their she'll of house and taking
refuge from the blizzard in a cave.
Two deaths are reported from Greeley
county, situated on the Colorado
line. A brother and sister named
Robert and Sarah Holscapfel, who
lived on a claim in the unsettled
portion Of the county, found themselves
without fuel Sunday evening. They
tore down a small shed TO burn the lum-
Der, and that night oil but a small amount
which they had themselves burned was
stolen from them. Early in the morn
ing the young man went to the town OF
Horace, about seven miles distant, and
succeeded in getting 200 pounds Of coal
late in the afternoon. Being obliged TO
travel against furious wind then blow
ing. he did not reach home until nearly
midnight. His limbs were then numb
and he was so exhausted that it was with
great difficulty no gained admission TO
the house. He found his sister
in bed insensible and almost stiff.
She had been without fire all day, aud
the poorly-bpilt house afforded her lit
tie protection. Although the young
man was almost frozen himself he tried
to revive his sister, but to no avail. The
other death as reported from Greeley
county is that of farmer sixty years old
whose name cannot be learned. He
lived alone and was not only without
fuel, but without food Being q recent
settler in the country he had no &C
Il
her two children persisted in the storm
Monday night near Dighton, IL Lane
county. They were without fuel, and
storm came so suddenly upon that they
were unable to get it. The woman's oldest
son started out in the storm to get coal.
He was overcome by the intense cold,
but fortunately wandered to the house
e Il, 10, IN
and his arms, feet, and ears were frozen.
BY strenuous Efforts his life was
saved, although he will probably
lose his feet. There are also
reports of great suffering in Clark county,
on the Indian Territory line. A family
of four were travelling overland, and
being but ten miles from home and
several miles from any other house, de-
termined to reach home that night 10
spite of the terrible storm. The horses
were overcome, and the family was
obliged to abandon the horses and wagon
and walk some milesto the nearest house.
A two-year-old child froze TO death IN
its fathers arms before shelter was
reached. The others reached the house
badly frozen. The condition Of the peo-
pie in Western and Southwestern Kansas
is very bad. This p.h Of the State has
been only recently settled, and some Of
thecounties are still unorganized. Nearly
al the people settled on Government
claims aud were without money, depend
ing entirely on the crops to be raised
this fall. The crops proved a total fail
ure because of the drought. leaving the
people rs u general thing destitute. The
people live in rudely-built huts, which
afford very little protection.
MORE DETAILS OF THE DAMAGE DONE.
Wichita, Ks, December 22.-Addi-
tional and final details of the results of
the recent blizzard were received to-
day which prove it to have been the
worst ever known in the State. The
number OF deaths by freezing and star
vatlon is now believed to be at least
sixty. Few residents of the eastern part
OF the State really thought that so alarm
ing state of affairs existed, and they
are now most literally responding to the
call for aid.
MODERATING IN KANSAS.